“We all need new ideas, images, and experiences far more than we need new stoves or cars or computers.”
― The Windows of Brimnes: An American in Iceland
― The Windows of Brimnes: An American in Iceland
“Our economy is based on spending billions to persuade people that happiness is buying things, and then insisting that the only way to have a viable economy is to make things for people to buy so they’ll have jobs and get enough money to buy things.”
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“The European talks of progress because by the aid of a few scientific discoveries he has established a society which has mistaken comfort for civilisation.”
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“What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?”
― Familiar letters
― Familiar letters
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